Tire upgrade

We had sidewall failure on two of our Goodyear tires (within 12 miles of each other) after just 1500 miles. We had all 4 replaced on the side of the road with Carlisle, E rated tires. So far not a problem, but I will go to higher rated tires when I replace the Carlisle tires.


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Were those the Goodyear Endurance? What size are they? If you opt for higher rated tires, make sure your wheels will handle the additional pressure.
 
Simple Tire has them today for $163 and change each, set of 4 with free ship and of course sales tax. Then mounting.

That would be $220.33 Canadian Dollars

Simple Tire is far from the cheapest place to buy tires. They, in essence, have no inventory and source tires, very much behind the scene, as they are sold. Their forte is financing the tires they sell and they market to people to whom that is important.
 
Simple Tire is far from the cheapest place to buy tires. They, in essence, have no inventory and source tires, very much behind the scene, as they are sold. Their forte is financing the tires they sell and they market to people to whom that is important.
I've bought tires from Simple Tire, when they were the cheapest source. They aren't always, but about the only place I've found to beat them lately is Walmart, and then not by much. Maybe you're thinking of a different place. I've never noticed their attempts are financing.
 
Were those the Goodyear Endurance? What size are they? If you opt for higher rated tires, make sure your wheels will handle the additional pressure.

Yes, they were Goodyear Endurance 225/75R15, date code 1722. I had them at 80psi, I run at 62mph, and I weighed the trailer the next day at 7,920 pounds. Very disappointed as I thought these were great tires. Thanks for the advice on the wheels. I will get new wheels if I have to, stranded on I-65 as it gets dark, changing 4 tire is not fun. I do have a question: Is the higher rated tire with higher pressures harder on the axles and the RV in general?

Thanks,
 
I've bought tires from Simple Tire, when they were the cheapest source. They aren't always, but about the only place I've found to beat them lately is Walmart, and then not by much. Maybe you're thinking of a different place. I've never noticed their attempts are financing.

I don’t see how you could miss their financing offers but that’s on you.

Prior to my retirement, I sold tires to Simple Tire. I will say, they bought mostly our “deals” but our margin, selling to them, was in excess of 20%. If you can’t find many sources that are less expensive than Simple Tire, well, I guess, that is on you too.
 
I don’t see how you could miss their financing offers but that’s on you.

Prior to my retirement, I sold tires to Simple Tire. I will say, they bought mostly our “deals” but our margin, selling to them, was in excess of 20%. If you can’t find many sources that are less expensive than Simple Tire, well, I guess, that is on you too.
I do not see a 20% margin on an item that most only need to purhcase every 3-4 years to be high. The grocery buissiness with similar margins has net profit of 1%... And people need to purchase groceries constantly.
 
Are the higher rated tire with higher pressures harder on the axles and the RV in general?

Thanks,
IME. this concern is overblown. I have upgraded LRs on all 4 of my coaches since 1991, without any such issues.
This is often brought up by naysayers, but never by anyone that has actually done it.
 
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IME. this concern is overblown. I have upgraded LRs on all 4 of my coaches since 1991, without any such issues.
This is often brought up by naysayers, but never by anyone that has actually done it.

That's great news. I intend to do it, I was just curious to hear from someone that has experience with the higher rated tires, like you. Thanks,
 
That's great news. I intend to do it, I was just curious to hear from someone that has experience with the higher rated tires, like you. Thanks,

Bummer on having to change out tires on the side of the freeway. You do usually hear good things about the Goodyear tires. I have been looking at new tires also and what a world of confusion that can be. I just wonder if only having 8k on fully inflated tires could have been a problem? I am a proponent of matching the air pressure to the load. As to higher load rated tires affected the rv I would have no knowledge of specifics on it but I would think that there is a point when too high of a load rating might affect the ride the same way air pressure does. Just as an example, check what your local tire shop sets your truck tire pressure at when you are not towing. I know my shop sets 60 psi as a good base because it gives a smoother ride and is not overpressuring the tires for the load. Set your air pressure on the truck at 80 psi when empty and see how much the ride changes. It becomes a stiffer ride. I would imagine that it would be the same situation for an rv. Does a stiffer ride mean more abuse of the suspension components?
 
We had sidewall failure on two of our Goodyear tires (within 12 miles of each other) after just 1500 miles. We had all 4 replaced on the side of the road with Carlisle, E rated tires. So far not a problem, but I will go to higher rated tires when I replace the Carlisle tires.


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Same thing happened to my Dads Jayco, and I know of at least one other(not related to this forum). The Goodyear Endurance would not be high on my list. The Saliun's would still be my top choice.

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Just a word of caution when buying from Simple Tire. I saw complaints from customers about receiving old tires (manufactured 3-4 years ago) so before I made a purchase I contacted them and yes, they confirmed that they can't tell you when the tires were manufactured before you bought them - they will say they were manufactured within the last four years. Not worth the gamble for me.
 
I look at like this: Up until about 10 years ago I never, ever paid any attention to the date stamp on a tire, in fact didn't even know there was one. I kept cars for at least 10 years, still do AFATG, and rarely put enough miles on them to buy new tires. So I figure I had very old tires on all of my cars, and rarely had any issues. Yeah, I figure newer tires are better than older tires, but the two worst sets of tires I ever had were about 3 years old. So I don't worry much about it. :)
 
I look at like this: Up until about 10 years ago I never, ever paid any attention to the date stamp on a tire, in fact didn't even know there was one. I kept cars for at least 10 years, still do AFATG, and rarely put enough miles on them to buy new tires. So I figure I had very old tires on all of my cars, and rarely had any issues. Yeah, I figure newer tires are better than older tires, but the two worst sets of tires I ever had were about 3 years old. So I don't worry much about it. :)

I pretty much agree. but with Saliun having some issues when they moved production to Vietnam. I would not want to take the chance that the older tires came from that period of time
 
Thought I would update the thread with my tire decision. After researching I decided to go with Carlisle’s. After talking to several tire dealers the Sailuns are not easily accessible other than online ordering. Carlisle has dealers throughout the US, so I thought if I did have another tire issue I could find a dealer a little easier that might have the tire on hand. Found out unfortunately there are no G rated tires other than Goodyear made in the US, most are made in China or Vietnam, oh well it is what it is, like most other products that are made overseas.
Thanks everyone
 

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